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N. A. SHIGON.

POCKET SAVINGS BANK. No. 517,175. Patented Mar. 27, 1894:

I 551g wo ueg UNITED STATES- p PATENT OFFICE.

NATHAN A. SHIGON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF THREE-FIFTHS TOBENJAMIN FISCHMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

POCKET SAVINGS-BANK SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.517,175, dated March 27, 1894.

Application filed January 31, 1893. Serial No. 460,233. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NATHAN A. SHIGON, residing at thecity of New York,in the county and State of New York, have invented a certaln new anduseful Improvement in Savings-Banks, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to pocket savings banks, designed to receive coin,and particularly to those banks which are designed to discharge thecoins when a predetermined sum has been deposited, the coins beinginaccessible until that time.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, efficient, and easilyoperated device, and such device, in its preferred form, is designed tobe used in combination with a purse, the object of which is to dischargethe coins into the purse when the bank contains the predetermined sum.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate my invention:-Figure 1 isan end view of a purse having myimproved savings bank applied thereto;Fig.2, a cross-section on the line 2-2 in Fig. 5; Fig. 3, across-section on the line 33 in Fig. 5; Fig. 4, a cross-section of aportion of the cover of the purse showing the cover of the slot throughwhich the coin is inserted; Fig. 5, a plan view of the frame of thepurse and under side of its cover, and showing the discharge end of thebank opened; and Fig. 6, a cross-section of a portion of the covershowing the opening through which the coin is passed, its cover and themeans for preventing the coin from being slipped out again throughsaidopening.

A and A are the frame and sack, respectively, of an ordinary purse.

B is the cover, the inner side a of which is preferably formed of sheetmetal, and has secured to it the coin receiving chamber 0. Thischamber'is preferably made of metal and cylindrical in shape and mayhave a top plate rigidly secured to it; or it may be left open at thetop, as shown in the drawings, in which case the metal or other plate 19secured to the plate a forming the outside portion of the cover 13, willconstitute the top plate for the chamber. A portion of the chamber iscut away as at c, forming a slot through which the coin is passed intothe chamber; this slot is of such size as to admit only the coin forwhich the bank is designed, and only one coin at a time. Adjacent to theslot 0 is an opening d formed in the plate b, which opening ispreferably of the same size as slot 0. The opening d is covered by ahinged plate. e opening inwardly, and attached to the plate 6 is aspring f for keeping it closed against the opening.

To prevent the coins from being slipped out through slot 0, I provide aguard 0, which, as shown in the drawings may be a piece of spring metalsecured to the plate b in any suitable manner. As shown in Figs. 4 and6, the guard 0 extends downward so that it will be directly in front ofthe slot 0 so as to prevent a coin from slipping out. WVhen a coin ispassed through the opening (1 the guard 0 is forced upward, sufficientlyto allow the coin to pass into the slot 0.

In order that the coin may be discharged into the purse when the chamber0 is filled, the bottom g is hinged at h and held in its closed positionby the spring-catch i. A plate 70 is secured in an inclined position tothe inner side of the bottom 9 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. This platerests on its outer edge upon the curved tapering rib Z which is rigidlysecured to bottom g.

The object of the inclined plate It will be hereinafter explained.

The spring-catch z'is bent to form a rounded shoulderrlland thisshouldered part of the spring passes through openings k and Z cut intothe plate is and rib Z respectively and engages with the rib p formed bythe openings 7c and Z, thus holding the bottom g in its closed position.

The coin is deposited in the chamber 0 by pressing it against the hingedplate 6 and through the openingd and slot 0. After each coin is insertedthe spring f throws the plate 6 back to its normal position and thisplate together with guard o-prevents the coins from being slipped out ofthe bank.

The object of the inclined inner surface of the bottom g is to maintainthe coins in an inclined position so that thelast coin of thepredetermined number will act as a wedge between the top coin and thecover of the chamber. As shown in Fig. 3, the coins are all inclinedwith the highest point opposite the slot and above the point where thebottom is held by the spring catch 2'. The cham' ber O as shown isdesigned to receive nine 5 coins, and the incline given them issufficient to bring the ninth coin close to the plate I) or other coverof the chamber, and by giving a slight pressure to the tenth coin whichacts as a Wedge, as shown in Fig. 3, the bottom is to readily forceddownward, and the ten coins will drop into the purse. When the coins aredischarged into the purse the bottom may be replaced.

What I claim is- 1. In a savings bank, a coin chamber adapted to containa column of coins and having a bottom plate held by a friction catch andadapted to be opened by direct pressure upon it from the inside of thechamber, and also having aside opening at its top through which thecoins can be passed singly into said chamber, the insertion of the lastcoin of a predetermined number exerting upon the column of coins thepressure necessary to open directly the bottom of the chamber,substantially as set forth.

2. In a savings bank, the combination of a chamber, having a movablebottom, and an r opening adapted to receive asingle coin, said chamberbeing adapted to contain a column of coins resting directly upon saidbottom in an inclined position, whereby the insertion i of the last coinof a predetermined number opens the bottom of the chamber, substantiallyas set forth.

3. In a savings bank, the combination of a chamber, having a hingedbottom, and an opening adapted to receive a single coin, said chamberbeing adapted to contain a column 0 of coins resting directly upon saidmovable bottom, whereby theinsertion of the last coin of a predeterminednumber opens the bottom of the chamber, substantially as set forth.

4. In asavings bank, the combination with 4 5 a chamber designed to openupon receiving a predetermined number of coins, and having an openingadapted to admita single coin, of a movable bottom having an inclinedinner surface, means for holding said bottom in place, and means fordischarging said coins,

substantially as set forth.

5. In a savings bank, the combination with a chamber designed to openupon receiving a predetermined number of coins, and having an openingadapted to admit a single coin, of a guard for said opening preventingthe exit of the coins, a movable bottom having an inclined innersurface, means for holding said bottom in place, and means fordischarging said coins, substantially as set forth. 6o

6. In a savings bank, the combination with a chamber designed to openupon receiving a predetermined number of coins, and having an openingadapted to admit a single coin, of a hinged bottom having an inclinedinner surface, a spring catch for holding said bottom in place, andmeans for discharging said coins, substantially as set forth.

7. In a savings bank, the combination with a chamber designed to openupon receiving a predetermined number of coins, and having an openingadapted to admit a single coin, of a guard for said opening preventingthe exit of the coins, a hinged bottom having an inclined inner surface,a spring catch for hold- 7 5 ing said bottom in place, and means fordischarging said coins, substantially as set forth.

8. In a savings bank, thecombination with the chamber 0, designed toopen upon receiving a predetermined number of coins, and having anopening 0 adapted to admit HrSlIlgle coin, of the bottom 9, inclinedplate 70, and spring catch t, substantially as set forth.

9. In a savings bank, the combinationwith the chamber (1, designed toopen upon receiving a predetermined number of coins, and having anopening 0 adapted to admit a single coin, of guard 0 for said opening,the bottom 9, inclined plate 70, and spring catch 1, substantially asset forth.

10. The combination with a purse, of a coin y savings bank carriedthereby, and means for discharging the coins into the purse upon apredetermined sum being deposited in said bank, substantially as setforth. .1 5

11. The combination with a purse, of a coin savings bank carriedthereby, said bank being designed to open upon receiving a predeterminednumber of coins, and means for opening said bank operated by theinsertion of the last coin of the predetermined number, substantially asset forth.

12. The combination with a purse, of acoin savings bank carriedthereby,.an opening in said bank adapted to admit a single coin, amovable bottom in said bank, meansfor p1acing the coins in an inclinedposition in said bank, and means for discharging said coins into thepurse upon a predetermined sum being deposited, substantially as setforth.

This specification signed and witnessed this 26th day of January, 1892.

NATHAN A. SIIIGON.

Witnesses:

W. PELznn, GEQRGE .B. CRONK.

